The year in cities

It’s that time of the year when many people think back on the past year. There are few things that inspire me more than large cities, sprawling with buildings in all directions. I love to walk along the streets, synchronize my heartbeat with the city’s unique pulse and feel its energy while immersed by the creative chaos of mankind. There is something alluring about old cities where people have been living for generations and every corner has a history.

This year I’ve seen a fair share of cities, large and small. Tokyo, Marrakesh, Ulaanbaatar, Novosibirsk, Seoul, Amsterdam, Beijing, Inverness, Irkutsk, Kyoto, Moscow, Oban, Perm, Incheon, Omsk, Zhangjiakou, Riga, Ballachulish, Qingdao, Krasnoyarsk, Ulan-Ude, Stirling, Helsinki, Balabinsk, Edinburgh, Portree, Sainshand, Essaouira, Shimonoseki, Immouzer, Hiroshima, Arvika, Luss, Zhangjiakou, Mallaig, Yekaterinburg, Pitlochry, Glenfinnan, Kirov, Takayama, Busan, Glasgow, Agadir, Stockholm, Fort William and many more.

Djemaa el Fna, Marrakesh.

During the past 8 months, I’ve visited about 50 cities in 10 countries across 9 time zones. Memorable episodes includes getting lost in the labyrinth alleys of Marrakesh, singing Marilyn Manson songs at a karaoke bar in Tokyo, trying to find the invisible Depeche Mode bar in Moscow, listening to a Chinese band performing Rammstein covers in Qingdao and finding my favorite ice cream parlor Cold Stone Creamery in Seoul.

Busy crossing in Shibuya, Tokyo.

Wherever you are, relax and have a Happy New Year!